Get Ready for S&P 2300

While not exactly Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus, Stifel Nicolaus strategist Barry Bannister had a revelation: His S&P 500 target was far too low.

Bannister began the year as one of the most bearish analysts on Wall Street -- if forecasting a flat return for stocks this year can make one a bear. His epiphany -- not his first, incidentally -- prompted him to increase his year-end target for the Standard & Poor's 500...